Winter's 34-year-old sister, Shanelle - who filed a guardianship petition for the actress last month in Los Angeles court - was appointed as her temporary guardian. Shanelle does not have access to the actress' income from her hit ABC series.

"There is no truth to these allegations," he told Us Weekly."This is a mother who does everything for her kids... Chris misses Ariel and wants her to come home."

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Chrisoula Workman was ordered to have no contact with her daughter until a November 20 hearing. She is accused of "ongoing physical abuse," including slapping and hitting, along with name-calling and personal insults.